Agency Doesn't Take Action on the Chemical's Use in Food Cans

The Food and Drug Administration said it will no longer allow the use of the chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA, in packaging for baby formula, but took no action on the controversial chemical's continued widespread use in food cans.

Heightened public concern over BPA in recent years has already caused most makers of baby bottles and cups for infants and toddlers to phase out the chemical.